As the recovery from Hurricane Irma begins in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, the NHL and the NHL Players Association announced they would join together for a $2.7 million donation to the relief fund.

The groups said in a statement: "Negative impacts have been felt by millions of people in many different ways across the state, including Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Naples, Lakeland, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville."

Additional donations can be made through the The Lightning Foundation, The Florida Panthers Foundation or through contributions at the teams’ home preseason games, which begin next week.

Two women walk through a wrecked street and homes days after this Caribbean island sustained extensive damage after the passing of Hurricane Irma in St. Martin, on Sept. 15, 2017. Ricardo Arduengo, AFP/Getty Images

A woman walks down a street passed piles of debris in Concordia, on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 15, 2017, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

Streets are cleared of debris at Sandy Ground, just north west of Marigot on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 15, 2017 after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken in Nettle Beach bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 16, 2017 shows the damaged Hotel Mercure after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken in Nettle Beach bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 16, 2017 shows a damaged tourism complex after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken in Nettle Beach bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 16, 2017 shows the damaged Mercure hotel after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken in Nettle Beach bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 16, 2017 shows a damaged tourism complex after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

Burnt out vehicles are pictured at Sandy Ground, just north west of Marigot on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin on Sept. 15, 2017 after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken on Sept. 16, 2017 in the Sandy Ground neighborhood of Marigot shows a broken piano in the Beach Plaza hotel, where French gendarmes securing the area are accommodated, after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma.
The Caribbean island of St Martin was a place of spectacular inequalities before Hurricane Irma flattened rich and poor neighborhoods alike -- but some residents now dream of a fresh start. Ten days after the storm devastated the island, cleaning up and reconstruction remain a priority for St Martin, although repairing roads and buildings before the high season, which usually starts in November and runs until April, seems nearly impossible. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken on Sept. 16, 2017 at Marigot shipyard on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin shows a boat grounded amid rubbles after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma.
The Caribbean island of St Martin was a place of spectacular inequalities before Hurricane Irma flattened rich and poor neighborhoods alike -- but some residents now dream of a fresh start. Ten days after the storm devastated the island, cleaning up and reconstruction remain a priority for St Martin, although repairing roads and buildings before the high season, which usually starts in November and runs until April, seems nearly impossible. Helene Valenzuela, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken on Sept. 16, 2017 in the Sandy Ground neighborhood of Marigot shows the Beach Plaza hotel, where French gendarmes securing the area are accommodated, after the island was hit by Hurricane Irma.
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Cars are piled up on the beach in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten, after the passage of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty Images

A man walks past damaged buildings and debris in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten after the passage of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty Images

This car has been flipped over on its side in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten, after the passage of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty Images

Debris and a boat wash up on the shore in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 6, 2017. Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty Images

A woman walks near damaged homes in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 6, 2017.
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A woman stands near damaged homes in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Maarten after the passage of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 6, 2017. Lionel Chamoiseau, AFP/Getty Images

A panoramic photo taken Sept. 6, 2017, shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passage of Hurricane Irma.
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An aerial photograph taken and released by the Dutch Department of Defense on Sept. 6, 2017, shows the damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Maarten.
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An image made from a video released Sept. 6, 2017 ,by RCI.fm shows flooded streets and damage on the French overseas island of Saint Maarten, filmed from a terrace of the Beach Plaza hotel after high winds from Hurricane Irma hit the island. Rinsy Xieng, AFP/Getty Images